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title: "Content Evidence Checks"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034312"
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# Content Evidence Checks

Buyer: NHS DIGITAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034312

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## Summary

The NHS Digital has awarded a contract to The Economist Group for the provision of Content Evidence Checks. The procurement process, conducted under an open procedure with the main procurement category of services, has reached the award stage. The contract, signed on 14th September 2022, is for the review of clinically accurate content related to healthcare on the NHS website. The delivery locations are in Leeds and London, UK.

This tender opportunity related to content evidence checks can benefit businesses offering research and development consultancy services. Companies with expertise in content standardization and classification services, particularly in the healthcare domain, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract value is £400,000, and the procurement process offers opportunities for business growth through the provision of services related to evidence-based healthcare content validation.

## Notice

The content has been created using the best available evidence and is presented in a balanced manner so that users can understand and act on it. As a minimum each piece of content is reviewed at least once every 3 years to ensure it is clinically and factually accurate based on the latest clinical guidance.
For the last 18 months our content team has been focussed on delivering COVID-19-related products and services, which has created a backlog of reviews. This has meant we have not been achieving the 3-year review deadline for some topics.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS website includes thousands of articles on symptoms, conditions and treatments as well as hundreds of articles on healthy living. It aims to help people make good choices about their health and use of NHS health and care services.
The content has been created using the best available evidence and is presented in a balanced manner so that users can understand and act on it.
As a minimum each piece of content is reviewed at least once every 3 years to ensure it is clinically and factually accurate based on the latest clinical guidance.
For the last 18 months our content team has been focussed on delivering COVID-19-related products and services, which has created a backlog of reviews. This has meant we have not been achieving the 3-year review deadline for some topics.
We recruited a supplier earlier this year to pilot a process where they would check the information presented is clinically accurate based on the latest evidence (the evidence check). This pilot is now complete and we would like to move on to the next phase of the project.

Renewal: Possible 3 x 12 month extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028452-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DIGITAL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ECONOMIST GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2022 at 14:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028452-2022
- 24 Jun 2022 at 10:13 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017283-2022
- 6 Jun 2022 at 09:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015468-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://impact.economist.com/
- https://www.digital.nhs.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.judiciary.uk/

## Provenance

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